(a) A development permit shall be obtained from the Public Service Director before construction or development begins within any area of special flood hazard established in Section 1439.06. An application for a development permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Public Service Director and may include, but not be limited to, site specific topographic plans drawn to scale, showing the nature, location, dimensions and elevations of the area in question, and existing or proposed structures, fill, storage of materials and drainage facilities and the locations of the foregoing. The following information is also required:
(1) The elevation, in relation to mean sea level, of the lowest floor, including the basement, of all proposed structures located in special flood hazard areas where base flood elevation data are utilized;
(2) The elevation, in relation to mean sea level, to which any proposed structure will be floodproofed in accordance with Section 1439.16(b) where base flood elevation data are utilized;
(3) Certification by a registered professional engineer or architect that the floodproofing methods for any nonresidential structure meet the floodproofing criteria in Section 1439.16(b) where base flood elevation data are utilized; and
(4) A description of the extent to which any watercourse will be altered or relocated as a result of the proposed development and certification by a registered professional engineer that the flood-carrying capacity of the watercourse will not be diminished.
(b) An application for a development permit is not required for maintenance work, such as roofing, painting and basement sealing, or for small nonstructural development activities (except for filling and grading) valued at less than one thousand dollars ($1,000). Any proposed action exempt from filing for a development permit is also exempt from the standards of this chapter.
(Ord. 96-002. Passed 3-25-96.)